ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 7, 2022) – Now that one cold case homicide in Allegan County has been resolved, another one may be next.
Dennis Lee Bowman is in a Virginia prison, serving a concurrent 35-to-50-year sentence there, which began on Monday, after pleading no contest to a second-degree murder count in the 1989 death of his 14-year-old adopted daughter north of Allegan. He is already imprisoned for life in the Commonwealth stemming from the death of a 25-year-old woman in Norfolk, and during his incarceration there, he had reportedly confessed in the murder of Aundria Bowman here.
Bringing Bowman to justice was a joint effort, according to Allegan County Prosecutor Myrene Cook. “Truly it was a partnership between the sheriff’s department, the (Michigan State Police) and the Norfolk Police Department,” she said on “WHTC Talk of the Town” during an appearance on Thursday. “They coordinated on all of the details and evidence, and that’s really what solved this case.”
Meanwhile, there have been no signs of Harold “Butch” Knight since he disappeared over seven years ago following the death of wife at a Ganges Township residence. The body of 48-year-old Sara Lee Knight was found in January of 2015, and the last trace of the then 66-year-old man was the discovery of her SUV abandoned in Franklin County, Maine about a month later. There’s been no breaks yet in the case, according to Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker. “We’ve been working a lot with our various law enforcement partners around the United States, but there’s nothing that has really panned out for us,” he said in that same “Talk of the Town” appearance with Prosecutor Koch. “It’s one of those things that we’ll continue to (keep the case open). With his health conditions, maybe there’s a possibility that he’s not even with us anymore, but we’ll continue to follow up on that until we know for sure.”
Anyone with information on the Knight case is asked to call Allegan County detectives at 269-673-0500.
Meanwhile in Kent County…Deanie Pyle Peter’s Cold Case still goes UNSOLVED! FORTY YEARS!! When will people take notice, stand up for her and arrest those responsible? Even if it means “opening the can of worms” that continues to remain sealed?? I guess a 14 y/o teenage girl, missing without a trace, just isn’t as important as anyone else.
FORTY PLUS DAMN YEARS!!!
We should also be focusing on Deborah Polinsky who is one of the oldest cold cases in Ottawa county. She was stabbed to death in her own home. Dennis Bowman is also the main suspect in the case. Deb deserves justice.